spandrel
noun
an area between the extradoses of two adjoining arches, or between the extrados of an arch and a perpendicular through the extrados at the springing line.
spandril
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a variation of
spandrel.
Example Sentences
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One of these is the spandril space, or the filling between any two arches, commonly of the shape a, Fig.
From The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) by John Ruskin
The same principles apply to it which have been noted respecting the spandril, with one more of some importance.
From The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) by John Ruskin
Trefoils; and 4, ordinary wall decoration continued into the spandril space, as in Plate XIII., above, from St. Pietro at Pistoja, and in Westminster Abbey.
From The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) by John Ruskin
The spandril spaces are filled with dragon-like monsters on a green ground.
From The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia by F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton) Jackson
LXI.; the half of which, or the flank filling of any arch, is called a spandril.
From The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) by John Ruskin
